Industrial Manager

About the Position: The Watervliet Arsenal is an Army owned and operated manufacturing center located in New York. It is the oldest, continuously active arsenal in the United States having begun operations in 1813. Today it is relied upon by U.S. and foreign militaries to produce the most advanced, high-powered weaponry for cannon, howitzer, and mortar systems. The Arsenal is the only location in the DoD that has a weapons research facility collocated with a manufacturing facility.

Serves as the Director of the Industrial Operations and Production Directorate, providing leadership and oversight for all physical operations and financial management functions.

Oversees and supervises activities directly related to the manufacture of weapons and /or other defense or non-defense items in prototype and production modes.

Determines necessary resources for manufacturing process; establishes plan for execution. Maintains Watervliet Arsenal direct labor workload, near and long-term.

Directs the activities of several manufacturing, assembly and preservation and packaging elements to manufacture and/or modify assigned cannon/mortar barrels, major and minor items, components and/or assemblies.

Participates in strategic planning efforts with responsibility for managing, planning, coordinating, integrating, and implementing Arsenal initiatives.

Developing and sustaining multiple candidates to assume leadership duties/responsibilities as key positions are vacated, utilizing personnel planning and development, such that the impact of attrition of key positions is minimized.

Performs human capital planning for operations directorate, balancing workload with changes, organization of work and assignment of functions to improve workflow and services provided.

Actively participates and supports business transformation implementation, deployment and sustainment at Watervliet Arsenal, e.g. the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) Manufacturing Execution System (MES), and similar efforts.

Determines work priorities/progress of work being accomplished, adequacy of planning and performance of personnel.

Attends staff meetings scheduled by the Command Group, to participate in establishing policy and procedures in resolving technical and operating problems.

Works in cooperation with other staff members in integrating and coordinating related phases of various activities and functions to achieve efficiency and consistency of operations.